Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Missouri State Senate

Senator, Missouri State Senate, District 21, 2008-2017

Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 121, 2002-2009

Former Member, Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee, Missouri State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations - Public Safety and Corrections Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Capital Improvements and Leases Oversight Committee, Missouri State Senate

Member, District III Area Agency on Aging Futures Task Force

Member, Education Commission of the States

Former Chair, Education Committee, Missouri State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Missouri's Promise, Missouri State Legislature

Former Member, Justice System Committee, Missouri State Senate

Member, Midwestern Higher Education Compact

Member, Midwestern Interstate Passenger Rail Commission

Vice Chair, Missouri Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission

Member, Missouri Veterans Commission

Vice President, First Community Bank

Banker, First Community Bank

Director, Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce, 1988-1994

Treasurer, American Cancer Society Relay for Life, present

Director, American Cancer Society Relay for Life, present

Member, First Presbyterian Church, present

Director, Future Farmers of America, present

Member, Johnson County United Way, present

Member, Midwestern Higher Education Compact, present

Board Member, Missouri School Boards Association, present

Member, Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Warrensburg Rotary, present

Member, Warrensburg School Board, present

Member, Whiteman Air Force Base Community Council, present

Awards:

Geyer Award, the Mizzou Alumni Association, 2012
Distinguished Legislator Award, Community Colleges of Missouri
Legislator of the Year Award, Missouri Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Dedication to Graduate Education Award, University of Missouri Graduate Professional Council
Outstanding Service Award, Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Council Judges
Friend of Agriculture, Missouri Farm Bureau
Representative of the Year, Missouri Association of Veterans Organizations (MAVO)
James C. Kirkpatrick Excellence in Governance Award, University of Central Missouri
Friend of Optometry Award, Missouri Optometric Association
Legislator of the Year, Missouri Association for Career and Technical Education
Spirit of Enterprise Award, Missouri Chamber of Commerce
Legislator of the Year by both the St. Louis Business Journal and the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association